Death of a Salesman (1951)
Directed by László Benedek · 115 min · Drama
58.1 TOPICAL score · #1,393 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.
Death of a Salesman (1951, directed by László Benedek) has a TOPICAL score of 58.1 - ranked 1,393 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 6 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (20 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 26 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (20 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 6 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 26 languages
- Still read4,046 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Fredric March (actor #352), Mildred Dunnock (actor #1,298), Kevin McCarthy, Cameron Mitchell